G'day Daiv That is looking great. What did you put the plastic on with. I was looking for a staple gun but couldn't find one Sure look better than the one I made out of an old bird aviary. Mind you the bird aviary I made so its no wonder

hob wrote:i like this post.......it says if i loose any i can blame iann

Ha! I'll have to blame Ian anyway.

Seriously, by the time I get it up and running and cacti moved, we *should* have regular highs of 50 or above with the occasional freezing night in the upper 20's/low 30's - so I think it will stay warm enough within that it won't freeze. I have a portable indoor safe propane heater that I can always turn on for the night if necessary.

Lookin good Daiv, Should work out fine until next winter anyway. It's amazing what can be acomplished with a little duct tape. Hey Darryl, I have 3 red green dvd's if you ever want to reminisce. I cant watch them anymore with Ben cause he runs out of the room and hide's.

During my greenhouse/lean-to/shelter build I found that the heavy duty velcro works pretty well for panels that need to be removable or adjustable.

I recently read about plastic batten material. It's plastic about 6 mil thick by 2" wide on a roll. You can tack, staple through that to lend support. I used some cardboard shim material of about the same dimensions. It doesn't get too wet here so it should last a few years.

Almost all the plastic is gone from my project. I had to replace it with shade cloth. I couldn't get enough ventilation. I had to ventilate the entire thing. It actually stays somewhat cooler than outdoor direct sun temp. We'll see how that keeps up over the hot part of the year!

My plan is to use the plastic to make a rain fly that I can attach with Velcro when it rains and/or gets cold.

BTW, the I'd take my chances with the chair, but I wouldn't stand too close to that barn. It looks like a stiff breeze or medium sneeze could bring it down.